Citiswich Industrial Estate: Bundamba’s Big Builds with Triple Motorway Reach

Citiswich is a 350 ha master‑planned industrial estate in Bundamba between the Ipswich Motorway, Warrego Highway and Cunningham Highway.

It combines large‑footprint manufacturing and distribution with newer small‑format workstore units.

Late‑stage serviced land continues to be brought to market as the estate approaches build‑out.

🗺️ Origins & Masterplan

• Developer. Masterplanned by Walker Corporation from about 2007 across 350 ha at Bundamba.
• Zoning. Approvals reference Ipswich scheme terms including Regional Business and Industry – Medium Impact Business and Industry (RB2M), with a preliminary approval and estate code enabling general industry uses and 24‑hour operations.
• Lot mix. Serviced lots delivered as benched pads from 2,000 m² up to 20+ ha with road frontages to suit major sheds.
• Design intent. Focus on logistics and manufacturing with supporting retail fuel, utility depots and small‑format units in later stages.
• Boundary. Edges include the Bremer River and the Warrego Highway; estate streets include Hume Drive, Hawkins Crescent, Ashburn Road, Masterpanel Lane, River Road and Warner Road.

📦 Staging & Lots

• Stage 4. New western precinct with about 26 ha of benched land, new roads and services; operational works approved in 2021 for roadwork, stormwater and drainage.
• Stage 5. 21.47 ha parcel subdivided by a new owner into six serviced lots typically ~0.58–4.87 ha.
• Stage 6. Approvals extended in 2024–2025 for road, stormwater, drainage, earthworks and landscaping across sub‑stages 6C1, 6C2 and 6D near Hume Drive and Bognuda Street.
• Stage 7. North of the Warrego Highway at Riverview, reconfigures 3 lots into 15 within a 67.3 ha development footprint, with 47.7 ha of open space along the Bremer River; access via River Road interchange.
• Strata units. SmartStores is under construction for around 50 workstore units totaling ~10,000 m² at 183 Hume Drive.
• Servicing. Estate servicing includes a deep trunk sewer, water reticulation, fibre and heavy‑duty pavements tied into the spine roads.
• Remaining land. The founding developer has indicated its last ~50 ha of holdings will be released as subdivided lots.

🏢 Core Tenants & Facilities

Some of the core tenants of Citiswich as of Sep-2025.

Capral Aluminium — ~75,000 m²

• Address. 71 Ashburn Road, Bundamba.
• Use. Aluminium extrusion plant and distribution hub.
• Status. Operating since 2005; owner‑occupier (Capral Limited).
• Money (revenue estimate). A$260–320 million per year, estimated from the site’s share of company production applied to recent revenue.

The Reject Shop / Dollarama — 26,628 m²

• Address. 1 Ashburn Road, Bundamba.
• Use. Queensland distribution centre.
• Status. Lease renewed for five years in 2024; tenant now owned by Dollarama (2025).
• Money (rent estimate). A$4.0–4.3 million per year, calculated as 26,628 m² × A$150–160 per m² per year (Western Corridor prime).

Viatris (Mylan) — 18,980 m²

• Address. 22 Hawkins Crescent, Bundamba.
• Use. Temperature‑controlled pharmaceutical warehouse.
• Status. Completed 2018; owned by Centuria Industrial REIT (CIP).
• Money (rent estimate). A$3.2–3.4 million per year, using current Western Corridor prime rent per m² per year.

Northline — 18,000 m² under cover

• Address. 20 Wood Street, Bundamba.
• Use. Road freight depot with cross‑dock and warehousing (site 45,700 m²; warehousing 8,645 m²).
• Status. Operating since July 2024; developed with Gibb Group.
• Money (rent estimate). A$3.06–3.24 million per year, calculated as 18,000 m² under cover multiplied by current prime net rent per m² per year.

Costco Wholesale — 13,750 m²

• Address. Hume Drive, Bundamba.
• Use. Large warehouse store with fuel.
• Status. Opened 2019.
• Money (revenue estimate). A$250–330 million per year, based on national average sales per warehouse adjusted for store format.

Saab Australia — ~13,000 m²

• Address. 18 Gorrick Court, Bundamba.
• Use. Deployable health equipment assembly and logistics (two warehouses ~6,000 m² each plus 2,000 m² awning and ~950 m² office).
• Status. Operating since 2022; owned by GPT QuadReal Logistics Trust (50.1% GPT).
• Money (revenue estimate). A$60–80 million per year during active build phases, derived by annualising program contract values over delivery periods.

Australia Post and Jaycar — ~10,200 m²

• Address. 42 Hoepner Road, Bundamba.
• Use. Dual‑tenant parcel handling and electronics distribution.
• Status. Leased by 2022; owned by Centuria Industrial REIT (CIP).
• Money (rent estimate). A$1.73–1.84 million per year, building area multiplied by prime net rent per m² per year.

SmartStores — ~10,000 m²

• Address. 183 Hume Drive, Bundamba.
• Use. Multi‑unit small industrial workstores (about 50 units, 95–462 m² each).
• Status. Under construction 2024–2025.
• Money (project sales estimate). A$41–45 million one‑off on completion, based on announced and reported project value ranges.

TAE Aerospace — ~6,575 m²

• Address. Hoepner Road, Bundamba.
• Use. Turbine engine maintenance and repair.
• Status. Operating since 2019.
• Money (rent estimate). A$1.12–1.18 million per year, building area multiplied by prime net rent per m² per year.

KSB Australia — ~2,248 m²

• Address. 11–13 Hawkins Crescent, Bundamba.
• Use. Pumps warehousing and Queensland service centre.
• Status. Operating; site expanded in 2025.
• Money (rent estimate). A$0.38–0.40 million per year, area multiplied by prime net rent per m² per year.

ARC (InfraBuild) — reinforcing steel

• Address. 48 Hawkins Crescent, Bundamba.
• Use. Reinforcing steel processing and distribution.
• Status. Operating.
• Money (rent estimate). Not publicly available for this address.

LTE Structures — precast yard

• Address. 39 Hume Drive, Bundamba.
• Use. Precast and structural fabrication yard and offices.
• Status. Operating.
• Money (rent estimate). Not publicly available for this address.

T.C Boxes — showroom and warehouse

• Address. Unit 3, 45 Hume Drive (Warehouse C), Bundamba.
• Use. Automotive toolboxes and accessories showroom with back‑of‑house storage.
• Status. Operating.
• Money (rent estimate). Not publicly available for this tenancy.

Ampol Travel Centre — 24/7

• Address. Corner Ashburn Road and Hawkins Crescent, Bundamba.
• Use. Fuel and convenience travel centre open 24 hours a day.
• Status. Operating.
• Money (revenue estimate). Not publicly disclosed by site.

Puma Energy Travel Centre — highway plaza

• Address. Warrego Highway entrance, Bundamba.
• Use. Highway‑oriented fuel and food plaza.
• Status. Operating since 2015.
• Money (revenue estimate). Not publicly disclosed by site.

Area 51 — opening February 2026

• Address. 101 Hume Drive, Bundamba.
• Use. Family entertainment and indoor activity venue (one of multiple Area 51 locations in South East Queensland).
• Status. Opening announced for February 2026.
• Money (revenue estimate). Not available before opening; per‑site ticket and food sales are not disclosed publicly.

🛠️ Engineering & Infrastructure

• Earthworks. Stage 4 formed benched platforms and road embankments with about 210,000 m³ of cut and 560,000 m³ of fill.
• Culverts. Flood conveyance uses multi‑cell reinforced concrete box culverts under new estate roads with scour protection.
• Pavements. About 1,600 tonnes of polymer‑modified asphalt laid on estate roads for heavy‑vehicle durability.
• Sewer. A ~700 m trunk sewer up to ~5 m deep installed to service northern lots and link to the network.
• Roads. Warner Road delivered with Stage 4 and Hume Drive extended to open additional frontage.
• Flood level. Building pads set above the local 1 percent annual exceedance probability flood level with storage preserved in open‑space corridors.
• Connectivity. Warrego Highway about 1.5 km; Port of Brisbane ~40 km; Brisbane Airport ~45 km; Brisbane CBD ~25 km.

📈 Market & Economics

• Prime rents. Western Corridor prime warehouse face rents around A$150–160 per m² per year (Q2 2025 snapshots).
• Vacancy. Brisbane industrial vacancy about 3.2% (H1 2025); the Trade Coast recorded about 2.9% (Q2 2025).
• Land values. Serviced industrial land commonly A$500+ per m² in the estate area for larger lots (open‑market guidance).
• Major sale. A 21.47 ha stage parcel sold mid‑2023 for about A$70.7 million (about A$330 per m² on a whole‑parcel basis), then subdivided into mid‑sized lots.
• Institutional ownership. Multiple assets held by listed or unlisted trusts including Centuria Industrial REIT and GPT QuadReal Logistics Trust.
• Incentives. Typical prime leasing incentives about 10–15% of lease value in the current cycle.

📑 Approvals & Constraints

• Estate baseline. Preliminary approval and estate code dating from 2007 enabled general industry outcomes within the masterplan area.
• Stage 4 OW. Roadwork, stormwater and drainage approved under 10081/2021/OW.
• Stage 6 lighting. Streetlighting operational works under 7116/2018/OW (Rate 3 streetlighting design).
• Stage 6 currency. Approval currency extended under 75/2020/MAEXT/A and 75/2020/MAEXT/B (roads, drainage, earthworks, landscaping for sub‑stages 6C1, 6C2, 6D).
• Stage 7 ROL. Reconfiguring a lot (3 into 15 lots) within a 67.3 ha footprint north of Warrego Highway under 7995/2023/CA, with open space along the Bremer River.
• Highway access. Warrego Highway travel centre delivered with state road approvals for access geometry and deceleration lanes.
• Flood corridors. Open space along River Road and the Bremer River set aside for flood conveyance and storage.

🔭 Pipeline & Outlook

• SME units. SmartStores delivering about 10,000 m² across ~50 units in 2024–2025, with early sales reported.
• Mid‑sized lots. A 21.47 ha stage subdivided into six lots marketed for new build‑to‑suit and speculative projects.
• Freight node. Northline consolidated operations at 20 Wood Street in 2024.
• Final land. Remaining developer holdings of about 50 ha intended for staged release as smaller serviced lots.
• Leasing churn. Larger buildings vacated in 2023–2024 are being re‑marketed for new tenants.